‘Major Crimes’ makes major gains in cable Live +7 ratings for March 20-26

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TNT’s “Major Crimes” was one of the big gainers in the cable Live +7 ratings for the week of March 20. That’s no surprise in regard to total viewers, where it typically does well, but its jump among adults 18-49 is noteworthy.

The show tripled its initial 18-49 rating, going from 0.2 to 0.6 with a week of DVR and on-demand viewing. It tied “The Americans” for the largest percentage gain of the week. “Major Crimes” was also No. 2 in viewers added, growing by 2.13 million people over seven days.

“The Walking Dead,” per usual, was the biggest gain in both adults 18-49 (+2.1, 4.9 to 7.0) and viewers (+4.22 million).

Here are the top cable shows in the Live +7 rankings for March 20-26, 2017. Rankings include original series, movies and specials only, not repeats.

Adults 18-49 – total gain

Rank

Show

Net

L + SD

L +7

7-Day Increase

7-Day % Increase

1

THE WALKING DEAD

AMC

4.9

7.0

2.1

43%

2

LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA

VH1

1.4

2.0

0.6

43%

TEEN MOM II

MTV

0.9

1.5

0.6

67%

TEEN MOM II REUNION

MTV

0.8

1.4

0.6

75%

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS

BRVO

0.7

1.3

0.6

86%

CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST

USA

0.7

1.3

0.6

86%

VANDERPUMP RULES

BRVO

0.6

1.2

0.6

100%

LEGION

FX

0.4

1.0

0.6

150%

9

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA

BRVO

1.1

1.6

0.5

45%

KEEPING UP W/THE KARDASHIANS

ENT

0.7

1.2

0.5

71%

FIXER UPPER – S

HGTV

0.7

1.2

0.5

71%

BATES MOTEL

AEN

0.5

1.0

0.5

100%

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS

TRU

0.4

0.9

0.5

125%

14

STREET OUTLAWS

DISC

1.0

1.4

0.4

40%

DIESEL BROTHERS

DISC

0.7

1.1

0.4

57%

THE CHALLENGE: INVASION

MTV

0.5

0.9

0.4

80%

HOMELAND

SHO1

0.5

0.9

0.4

80%

MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT

WE

0.4

0.8

0.4

100%

THE AMERICANS

FX

0.2

0.6

0.4

200%

MAJOR CRIMES

TNT

0.2

0.6

0.4

200%

21

BLACK INK CREW

VH1

0.7

1.0

0.3

43%

BIG LITTLE LIES

HBOM

0.5

0.8

0.3

60%

FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE

TBSC

0.5

0.8

0.3

60%

60 DAYS IN

AEN

0.4

0.7

0.3

75%

GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL

DISC

0.4

0.7

0.3

75%

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER

HBOM

0.4

0.7

0.3

75%

RAP GAME

LIF

0.4

0.7

0.3

75%

GREENLEAF

OWN

0.4

0.7

0.3

75%

Note: 16 other shows also grew by 100 percent but had lower ratings than those listed above.

Adults 18-49 – percentage gain

Rank

Show

Net

L + SD

L +7

7-Day Increase

7-Day % Increase

1

THE AMERICANS

FX

0.2

0.6

0.4

200%

MAJOR CRIMES

TNT

0.2

0.6

0.4

200%

SUN RECORDS

CMT

0.1

0.3

0.2

200%

BLACK SAILS

STZP

0.1

0.3

0.2

200%

THE EXPANSE

SYFY

0.1

0.3

0.2

200%

6

LEGION

FX

0.4

1.0

0.6

150%

SWITCHED AT BIRTH

FRFM

0.2

0.5

0.3

150%

BABY DADDY

FRFM

0.2

0.5

0.3

150%

COLONY

USA

0.2

0.5

0.3

150%

UNDERGROUND

WGNA

0.2

0.5

0.3

150%

11

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS

TRU

0.4

0.9

0.5

125%

12

VANDERPUMP RULES

BRVO

0.6

1.2

0.6

100%

BATES MOTEL

AEN

0.5

1.0

0.5

100%

MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT

WE

0.4

0.8

0.4

100%

DUCK DYNASTY

AEN

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

BEING MARY JANE

BET

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

IMPOSTERS

BRVO

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

THE ARRANGEMENT

ENT

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

THE FOSTERS

FRFM

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN

FX

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

LITTLE WOMEN LA

LIF

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

BILLIONS

SHO1

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

THE MAGICIANS

SYFY

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

FACE OFF

SYFY

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

GHOST ADVENTURES – P

TRAV

0.3

0.6

0.3

100%

Note: 24 other shows also grew by 100 percent but had lower ratings than those listed above.

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Posted by:Rick Porter

Rick Porter has been covering TV since the days when networks sent screeners on VHS, one of which was a teaser for the first season of "American Idol." He's left-handed, makes a very solid grilled cheese and has been editor of TV by the Numbers since October 2015. He lives in Austin.